Wire spool



Feb. 17. 1925., 1,526,585

. c. A. BEAUJON WIRE SPOOL Filed June 16 1924 Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

UNITED ETATES CHARLES AUGUSTUS BEAUJON, 0F CANAAN, CONNECTICUT.

WIRE SPOOL.

Application filed June 16,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BnAUJoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canaan, in the county of Litchfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WireSpools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to spools or reels, used for winding wire and thelike thereon, and in particular to a spool having askeletonized metalstructure.

Amongthe objects of the invention is to provide a spool or reel which issufficiently strong and rigid to receive and support a roll of barbedwire or the like, and whch is very inexpensive as to the material out ofWhich it is made, being of skeletonized construction consisting ofrelatively stiff wire or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide a spool formed of aplurality of parts constructed of relatively stiff-wire or the likesuitably shaped, said parts being so arranged that they are adapted toreadily engage or interlock with each other, whereby the spool isquickly and cheaply assembled. I

A further object of this invention is to provide a spool consisting ofbut two kinds or species of parts, the parts of one kind forming abarrel for the spool and portions of the heads thereof, while the otherparts complete the heads of the spool and serve to lock together theaforesaid parts.

-With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists nthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate thesame parts in the several views, and in Figure 1 is a perspective viewof one of the main parts. a

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an end piece.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the first steps in assembling theparts.

Fig. 4 shows my spool fully assembled.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the central portion of onehead of my spool 1924. Serial No. 720,406.

showing the manner in which the various bends or shoulders in the partsengage or interlock when the spool has been assembled.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, 10 indicates a wireframe consisting essentially of the cross bars 11 and the arms orextensions 12, formed of a single endless length or loop of wire. Thecross bars 11 are parallel to each other and are joined at their ends bythe head portions 13 which are substantially at r'ght angles to thecross bars and are offset at 14 in the direction of the arms 12. Thehead portions 13 are gripped or otherwise locked or twisted together asshown at 15, thus constituting the arm as a loop. Formed adjacent to thetwist 15 are two arcuate portions 16, terminating in straight portions17, from which lead diagonal bracing portions 18, at whose junction withthe main portion of the arm or loop are the shoulders 19.

Each end piece 20 is shown as consisting of a single endless length ofwire substantially elliptical. As shown, this end piece liessubstantially in a s ngle plane, but arranged at the ends of the shorterdiameter are a pair of straight struts 21 offset from the plane of theellipse by shoulders 21, each strut and its shoulders lying in a planeat right angles to said plane of the ellipse.

Each spool consists of but two frames and two end pieces. To assemblethe spool, the two frames are placed in the position shown in Fig. 3,that is, one frame may be regarded as resting in the vertical positionshown in Fig. 1, while the other frame is placed above it with its armsdownward and toward the cross bars of the lower frame. The arms or loopsof one of the frames are both passed outward and downward through thearms or loops of the other frame, as shown in the drawings, whereby theloop ends of the arms in all cases come on the outside of the headportions 13. With the ends of the arms lying at the head members 18 asindicated at the forward end of Fig. 3, the end pieces 20 are placed inupright position between the two pairs of cross bars 11 and with theoffsets 21 directed outwardly of the frame so that the struts 21 embraceor extend over and so engage with the head members 13 between theshoulders 14. The frames are then pressed toward each other, and, asshown at the rear end of Fig. 3, the arms or loops 12 will then slipinto the spaces between the respective struts 21 and the members 13.Pressure being then continued at both ends of the structure the arms" 12at each end fully enter and engage each other, the end pieces 20 beingflattened in the process to form remote from the offsets 21 the arms 12;The spool is then completely assembled and will appear as in Fig. 4. Inthe enlarged View of Fig. 5 can be seen accurately the manner in whichthe offsets 21 and 13 engage each other, while the arms 12 prevent anytendency to disengage. Also the effect of the offsets 19 in lockingbetween the aforesaid offsets and preventing not only the collapse ofthe structure but the disassembling thereof,.will be noted.

7 The cross bars l1 form a rectangular barrel or hub upon which can bewound barbed wire or the like, and this barrel joins the head members ofthe spool. hese heads are of the shape of a right angle cross, and areprovided with central eyes or bearing openings 22 formedby the arcuateportions 16 through which a circular rod or spindle can be passed formounting the spool.

Attention is directed particularly to the economy of material in myspool construction. It will be observed that very little material isrequired to form the connecting head structure, which, moreover, issufficiently. strong and rigid to withstand all the rough usage to whichan article of this kind is likely to be subjected. l have accomplishedthese objects by so shaping the main parts of my spool that they willdirectly connect and reinforce each other. I have in mind particularlythe co-operating members 15, 18, and 21 which solely and in themselvesprevent not only the collapse of the spool, but also resist every otherstraining action from whatever direction to which the spool structuremight be subjected.

I claim: I

1. A spool comprising a plurality'of in tegral wire formed members andhaving heads each of which consists of a plurality of arms, one of saidmembers being co-extensive in length with the spool and comprising-anarm for each head of the spool and cross bars joining the same andconstituting a barrel for the spool, said arms being on the'remote sideof the spool axis from the cross bars, end pieces being provided totoo-operate with said arms and to lock said frames together.

2. A spool consisting of a plurality of in-. tegral wire-formed framesand a plurality of integral wire formed end pieces, said spool havingheads of cross-form, said, frame members being co-extensive in lengthwith the'spool, and comprising an arm for each plurality ofarms for theheads of the spool.

3. The combination as in claim 2 wherein the frames and the end piecesare provided with interlocking ofisets, the arms of the frames beingadapted to enter the spaces between said ofisets to prevent thedisengagement thereof.

4. The combination as in claim 2 wherein the frames and the end piecesare provided with interlocking offsets, the arms of the frames beingadapted to enter the spaces between said offsets, said arms havingoffsets adapted to engage with the offsets aforesaid to securely lockthe spool together as a rigid unit. I

5. A spool comprising a plurality of wire formed frame members eachhaving a baiextendingalongone side of the axis-0f the spool, andintegral engaging arms at the ends of the bar extending toward andbeyond said axis, one of said frame members being positioned about saidaxis in opposite relation to the otherso that the portions of said armsadjacent to said axis will engage each other to form an internallybraced structure, said arms having interlocking'offsets engaging eachother for the purpose aforesaid.

6. A wire spool comprising frame members, each having bars located atone side of the axisof the spool, and having integral arms extending atan angle to the bars and beyond said axis, said frame members havingoffsets at said arms, and meansbeing provided co-operatingwith saidoffsets and the portions of the frame members adjacent to the ends ofthe bars to lock the m embers'together. i v

7. A spool comprising a. plurality of wire formed frame members eachhaving a bar extending along one side of the axis of the spool, andintegral engaging arms at the. ends of the bar extending toward andbeyond said axis, one. of said frame members beingipositioned aboutsaidaxis in opposite relation to the other sothat the portionsof said armsadjacent to said axis will engage each other to form an internallybraced structure, each of said arms comprising diagonally extend ingmeans, those of one arm cooperating with those of an adjacent arm toform an axial bearing eye.

In testimony whereof ture. 1

I affix my signa-

